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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk12:28, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by SL93 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:13, 17 October 2021 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article has been 5x expanded within the review period. Meets length expectations and is sourced adequately. Tone is neutral. QPQ is done. Hook is cited and is interesting. Picture used in the article is used under fair use rationale which seems alright, but, if that is not true, please let me know. All-in-all this is a good DYK. My request to the author of the article / DYK would be to see if the article can be further fleshed out. E.g. The makers of the documentary did not speak to the accused for the documentary, did it result in a claim of a skewed portrayal? Ktin (talk) 03:20, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

  • The approved hook is not nearly as clear as it ought to be: rather than "all...were not interviewed", it's more straightforward to say "none...were interviewed":
I would suggest that the article itself also be revised to give a more direct wording. The cited source does go on to say that the surviving players did not agree to be interviewed for the documentary, which I think should also be added to the article. If so, another ALT could be feasible:
  • Thanks BlueMoonset. @SL93: I can see why ALT0A might read better. See if you'd want to consider that. If so, please do edit the article as well. I feel ALT0a reads better than ALT0b. Also, there might be some opportunity for expansion. Ktin (talk) 06:32, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @SL93: Quick check - what's the sourcing for the cast of the documentary? Seems like some of the cast is not sourced? Is that because the documentary itself is considered as the source for the cast? Ktin (talk) 02:26, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]